Installing DataStax Apache Kafka Connector 1.4.0

Install on Linux-based platform using a binary tarball.

1. Download the tar file from the DataStax downloads site. If you agree, enable the Terms checkbox and click the download icon.
2. Extract the files:

   tar zxf kafka-connect-cassandra-sink-1.4.0.tar.gz

   The following files are unpacked into a directory such as kafka-connect-cassandra-sink-1.4.0.

   LICENSE.txt
   README.md
   THIRD-PARTY.txt
   conf/cassandra-sink-distributed.json.sample
   conf/cassandra-sink-standalone.properties.sample
   kafka-connect-cassandra-sink-1.4.0.jar

3. Configured the DataStax connector JAR using one of the following methods:
   • Move the DataStax connector JAR to the Kafka plugins directory:

     mv installation_location/kafka-connect-cassandra-sink-1.4.0.jar kafka_plugins_dir

   • Configure the path to the JAR:
     Apache Kafka 0.11.x and later - Specify the JAR location in the plugin.path parameter in the connect-standalone.properties or connect-distributed.properties file that is passed to the worker start-up scripts. Example:

     plugin.path=install_location/kafka-connect-cassandra-sink-1.4.0.jar

     Note: Confluent 3.3 and later are supported.
4. Copy the sample configuration file from kafka-connect-cassandra-sink-1.4.0/conf/ to the Kafka configuration directory, which is typically the config or etc directory.
   DataStax provides the following sample files in the conf directory of the connector distribution package:

   • cassandra-sink-standalone.properties.sample for standalone mode. It is a Java properties file that contains all settings with descriptions. Settings with a default value are commented out.
   • cassandra-sink-distributed.json.sample for distributed mode. This file is in JSON format and contains all settings, which are enumerated and active. To use the default values, remove settings from the configuration file. JSON does not support comments.
5. Rename the sample file to cassandra-sink.properties or cassandra-sink.json.
   Attention: If you will use DataStax Apache Kafka™ Connector to stream records with a DataStax Astra cloud database, refer to the Astra documentation for information about specifying the secure connect bundle in the distributed cassandra-sink.json file. The secure connect bundle ZIP (downloaded via the Astra console) contains the security certificates and credentials for your Astra database.
6. Update the settings as necessary. See Configuring the DataStax Apache Kafka Connector.
7. Ensure that the user running Kafka has permission to access the configuration and JAR files.
8. Next, refer to the DataStax Apache Kafka Connector introduction.